Discography
Gang Of Four - 100 Flowers Bloom (compilation) (1998)
This 40 track compilation was released in 1998 by Rhino/Warner and draws from all Gang of Four albums released up to that point. It also includes a couple of early EPs, eight previously unreleased live performances, plus demos and remixes, as well as the 7″ single version of “To Hell With Poverty.”
It was only released as a two-CD format. It is not currently available on streaming services but the Steve Sinclair/Hugo Burnham remix of “I Love a Man in A Uniform” is available to listen to on YouTube and on this page.
TRACKLISTING
CD1
| 1.1 | Not Great Men | ||
| 1.2 | I Parade Myself (Alan Moulder Catwalk Club Mix) | ||
| 1.3 | Paralysed | ||
| 1.4 | To Hell With Poverty (7″ Single Version) | ||
| 1.5 | The History Of The World (Live, 1984) | ||
| 1.6 | Return The Gift | ||
| 1.7 | Natural’s Not In It | ||
| 1.8 | Capital (It Fails Us Now) | ||
| 1.9 | Anthrax (Live, 1980) | ||
| 1.10 | Woman Town | ||
| 1.11 | Unburden Unbound | ||
| 1.12 | What We All Want (Live, 1981) | ||
| 1.13 | Cheeseburger | ||
| 1.14 | If I Could Keep It For Myself (Live, 1981) | ||
| 1.15 | Everybody Wants To Come | ||
| 1.16 | Shrinkwrapped | ||
| 1.17 | History’s Bunk! | ||
| 1.18 | A Hole In The Wallet | ||
| 1.19 | Motel | ||
| 1.20 | Damaged Goods (EMI Version, 1979) |
CD2
| 2.1 | At Home He’s A Tourist | ||
| 2.2 | Why Theory? | ||
| 2.3 | F.M.U.S.A. (Ben Grosse Remix) | ||
| 2.4 | Ether | ||
| 2.5 | Tattoo (Paul Schroeder Remix) | ||
| 2.6 | I Love A Man In A Uniform (Steve Sinclair/Hugo Burnham Remix) | ||
| 2.7 | Contract (Live, 1980) | ||
| 2.8 | He’d Send In The Army (Live, 1980) | ||
| 2.9 | Better Him Than Me | ||
| 2.10 | Call Me Up (Live, 1984) | ||
| 2.11 | Of The Instant | ||
| 2.12 | Is It Love (Live, 1984) | ||
| 2.13 | I Will Be A Good Boy (Demo) | ||
| 2.14 | I Fled | ||
| 2.15 | I Found That Essence Rare | ||
| 2.16 | It Is Not Enough | ||
| 2.17 | Life! It’s A Shame | ||
| 2.18 | Armalite Rife (EMI Demo, 1979) | ||
| 2.19 | It’s Her Factory | ||
| 2.20 | Producer |
“G of 4’s Warner albums always worked as albums, as they will again when they’re finally rereleased, and Warner’s Brief History of the 20th Century posits a proper beginning, middle, and end. What this jumble does is establish new interconnections–the concert versions and studio remixes hold songs you know up to the light, and mixed in among the old electrofunk adventures their recent techno moves sound principled and in character. G of 4’s radical critique/embrace of commodification remains a truth, not the whole truth, so help me God. But it sure hasn’t lost relevance. And when their albums do come back whole, as commodification makes inevitable, this version of their vision will still get in your face.” – Robert Christgau
Discography
Gang Of Four - 100 Flowers Bloom (compilation) (1998)
This 40 track compilation was released in 1998 by Rhino/Warner and draws from all Gang of Four albums released up to that point. It also includes a couple of early EPs, eight previously unreleased live performances, plus demos and remixes, as well as the 7″ single version of “To Hell With Poverty.”
It was only released as a two-CD format. It is not currently available on streaming services but the Steve Sinclair/Hugo Burnham remix of “I Love a Man in A Uniform” is available to listen to on YouTube and on this page.
TRACKLISTING
CD1
| 1.1 | Not Great Men | ||
| 1.2 | I Parade Myself (Alan Moulder Catwalk Club Mix) | ||
| 1.3 | Paralysed | ||
| 1.4 | To Hell With Poverty (7″ Single Version) | ||
| 1.5 | The History Of The World (Live, 1984) | ||
| 1.6 | Return The Gift | ||
| 1.7 | Natural’s Not In It | ||
| 1.8 | Capital (It Fails Us Now) | ||
| 1.9 | Anthrax (Live, 1980) | ||
| 1.10 | Woman Town | ||
| 1.11 | Unburden Unbound | ||
| 1.12 | What We All Want (Live, 1981) | ||
| 1.13 | Cheeseburger | ||
| 1.14 | If I Could Keep It For Myself (Live, 1981) | ||
| 1.15 | Everybody Wants To Come | ||
| 1.16 | Shrinkwrapped | ||
| 1.17 | History’s Bunk! | ||
| 1.18 | A Hole In The Wallet | ||
| 1.19 | Motel | ||
| 1.20 | Damaged Goods (EMI Version, 1979) |
CD2
| 2.1 | At Home He’s A Tourist | ||
| 2.2 | Why Theory? | ||
| 2.3 | F.M.U.S.A. (Ben Grosse Remix) | ||
| 2.4 | Ether | ||
| 2.5 | Tattoo (Paul Schroeder Remix) | ||
| 2.6 | I Love A Man In A Uniform (Steve Sinclair/Hugo Burnham Remix) | ||
| 2.7 | Contract (Live, 1980) | ||
| 2.8 | He’d Send In The Army (Live, 1980) | ||
| 2.9 | Better Him Than Me | ||
| 2.10 | Call Me Up (Live, 1984) | ||
| 2.11 | Of The Instant | ||
| 2.12 | Is It Love (Live, 1984) | ||
| 2.13 | I Will Be A Good Boy (Demo) | ||
| 2.14 | I Fled | ||
| 2.15 | I Found That Essence Rare | ||
| 2.16 | It Is Not Enough | ||
| 2.17 | Life! It’s A Shame | ||
| 2.18 | Armalite Rife (EMI Demo, 1979) | ||
| 2.19 | It’s Her Factory | ||
| 2.20 | Producer |
“G of 4’s Warner albums always worked as albums, as they will again when they’re finally rereleased, and Warner’s Brief History of the 20th Century posits a proper beginning, middle, and end. What this jumble does is establish new interconnections–the concert versions and studio remixes hold songs you know up to the light, and mixed in among the old electrofunk adventures their recent techno moves sound principled and in character. G of 4’s radical critique/embrace of commodification remains a truth, not the whole truth, so help me God. But it sure hasn’t lost relevance. And when their albums do come back whole, as commodification makes inevitable, this version of their vision will still get in your face.” – Robert Christgau